I own you. I have the piece of paper to prove it. It's undeniable and unbreakable. You belong to me until you've paid off your debts. Nila Weaver's family is indebted. Being the first born daughter, her life is forfeit to the first born son of the Hawks to pay for sins of ancestors past. The dark ages might have come and gone, but debts never leave. She has no choice in the matter. She is no longer free. Jethro Hawk receives Nila as an inheritance present on his twenty-ninth birthday. Her life is his until she's paid off a debt that's centuries old. He can do what he likes with her-nothing is out of bounds-she has to obey. There are no rules. Only payments.